Name: Brush livestock auction prices — 2021-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cows traded 1.50 to 4.75 higher. Slaughter bulls traded 3.75 higher. Feeding cows traded mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Trade activity and demand were good. The next available report will be Thursday, February 4, 2021.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.11/cwt on 28 head.

Average price

$139.11

28 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$219

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$1.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.05

vs CO average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	723	139.55	1,010	20
Medium and Large 1-2	573	138.00	791	8thin

One grade step is worth $1.55/cwt here — about $219 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale28 hd

139.11

—

CO average5 barns · 2,564 hd

157.16

−18.05

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	2,143	84.21	1,805	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,737	59.32	1,030	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,444	56.76	819	210
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	51.75	574	64

Every lot, as filed

36 lots · USDA AMS · Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	469	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	286	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	274	124.06/cwt	110.00–140.00	340	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	57.36/cwt	56.00–60.50	648	19
Bulls	—	—	1,839	85.23/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	791	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	57.37/cwt	53.00–64.00	828	195
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	52.66/cwt	46.00–55.50	593	35
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	273	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	137	4
Bulls	—	—	2,728	78.51/cwt	78.00–79.00	2,142	2
Bulls	—	—	2,495	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,039	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	742	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	494	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	642	8
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 4	—	702	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	267	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,314	59.58/cwt	56.00–64.00	783	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	103.70/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	126.82/cwt	126.00–127.00	782	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	543	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	72.38/cwt	67.00–75.00	832	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	934	91.42/cwt	90.50–94.00	854	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,507	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	17,331	3
Stock Cows	Large 2-3	—	1,046	80.84/cwt	80.00–83.00	846	27
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,073	77.83/cwt	70.00–79.50	835	55
Stock Cows	Large 4	—	704	62.20/cwt	61.00–62.50	438	5
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,465	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	850	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	571	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	348	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 4	—	537	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	328	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,881	53.64/cwt	50.00–55.50	1,009	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,731	59.59/cwt	56.50–66.00	1,032	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	39.06/cwt	32.00–43.50	407	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	735	27.50/cwt	27.50–27.50	202	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,438	48.85/cwt	41.00–51.50	702	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	990	1

How this sale compares

Colorado weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Colorado auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Colorado feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

Thu Jan 28, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Greeley, CO (LS-GL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 148Last week 49Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 338Last week 459Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 295Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	469	61.00	61.00
4	—	273	50.00	50.00
5	—	537	61.00	61.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	274	110.00–140.00	124.06
6	—	571	61.00	61.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	121.00	121.00
5	—	421	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	139.00	139.00
11	—	617	126.00–127.00	126.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	141.00	141.00
4	—	544	163.00	163.00
13	—	787	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	494	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,130	56.00–60.50	57.36
35	—	1,127	46.00–55.50	52.66
9	—	1,043	32.00–43.50	39.06
1	—	735	27.50	27.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
195	—	1,444	53.00–64.00	57.37
15	—	1,438	41.00–51.50	48.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,881	50.00–55.50	53.64
48	—	1,731	56.50–66.00	59.59
1	—	1,435	69.00	69.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,839	80.00–87.50	85.23
2	—	2,728	78.00–79.00	78.51
1	—	2,495	90.50	90.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	702	38.00	38.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,314	56.00–64.00	59.58
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,104	99.00–108.00	103.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,149	67.00–75.00	72.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	934	90.50–94.00	91.42
Stock Cows — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,046	80.00–83.00	80.84
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,073	70.00–79.50	77.83
Stock Cows — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	704	61.00–62.50	62.20
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	58.00	58.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,507	1,150.00	1,150.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Livestock Exchange Cattle Auction (Thursday) - Brush, CO

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle